HELP ASAP!!

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

she is out pecking around, that's good right???

 

[rbaker0345]

Don't vomit her anymore, once should have been enough, its very risky. Don't give her yogurt for probiotics, this can cause more mucous, go to the dollar store and get a probiotic pill or powder and crush it up (if its a pill) and put it in the feed she's eating.

When you go to the vet tomorrow, bring a fresh fecal sample and tell them that they would be looking for eggs that look very much like the same eggs that you would find in dog or cat feces.

Your feed store lady is wrong. Fenbendazole or valbazen are the best thing to give. Once your vet does a fecal flotation, he or she will be able to pinpoint the best anthelmentic.

 

[lauranickerson]

I used the SafeGuard goat dewormer on mine and slowly dripped it in their mouths with a needle less syringe so they would drink it. They seemed much happier and healthier after that. It came in a small bottle about the size of a spice bottle.

 

[casportpony]

Fenbendazole is Safeguard and Panacur and you can use either the liquid or paste.

The wormers pictured below are located in the cattle, goat and horse sections of most feed stores.














-Kathy

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

Thanks to ALL!!! our appt. is at 930 will give an update when we get home.

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

Ok this is where we are. the vet said there was some sort of blockage. he said her crop was full of air but, me myself I know there is liquid in it cause of the throw up thing. He said he could do xrays and that still might not show the problem. Then he said if there was a blockage then could it be removed. he really didn't give me much hope. he talked like she would slowly decline and eventually starve. I am so heart broken but at the same time I know she is able to pass whatever the blockage is. please give me any suggestions on what I could serenge feed her. I can not stand the thoughts of her starving to death. what about baby food?

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

also, he did give her 10 CC of mineral oil to lubricate whatever it is and maybe it would help pass it. so I am thinking of giving her fish oil or I could do mineral oil like he did to keep her lubricated inside. any suggestions??????????????

 

[casportpony]

Mineral oil is used because it is not digested like cooking and fish oils... try taking some, you'll see, lol. Please do not try giving it yourself unless you are comfortable sticking things in her throat, 'cause aspiration of *any* oil will likely cause death due to lipoid pneumonia.

-Kathy

 

[Shabana]

My thoughts would be to keep her hydrated and put vitamins (baby ones without iron) in her water and then maybe see if she can take some very soft food maybe baby food would be good and probiotics. The danger is that if there is a blockage then the food will go off in her crop so massage her crop gently to help her pass it through.
Blockages occur when hens eat long grass and suchlike and it kind if balls up inside them. So oil can help although I'm not sure which one would be best.
Don't despair we are routing for her, and you. Just do your best.
I think you'd be best with either a tube or a syringe to feed her. You could try raw egg too.
Very best of luck xx

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

now I definitely know its not just air in her crop. she just bent her head down to nibble and liquid came running out of her mouth.